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Aldrich Killian
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceIron Man vol. 4 #1 (January 2005)
Created byWarren Ellis (writer)
Adi Granov (artist)
In-story information
AbilitiesGenius-level intellect

Aldrich Killian is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Iron Man vol. 4, #1 (Jan. 2005) and was created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov.

Guy Pearce portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013).

Publication history

Created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov, the character first appeared in Iron Man vol. 4, #1 (Jan. 2005).

Fictional character biography

Dr. Aldrich Killian was a brilliant scientist working for the FuturePharm Corporation in Austin, Texas alongside Dr. Maya Hansen. Together they developed Extremis, a Techno-Organic Virus that completely rewrites the body's genetic code, making entire organs more efficient and giving the body healing abilities in an attempt to create a new super soldier with super human strength, speed, endurance, reflexes and the ability to project electricity and breathe fire. He stole a sample and sold it to a terrorist group (based in a slaughterhouse in Bastrop, Texas) with Mallen as a willing test subject.[1] Days later at Futurepharm Corporation offices, Dr. Killian committed suicide at his computer; his suicide note informed Hansen that he had stolen the Extremis serum for an undisclosed purpose.[2]

In other media

Film

Aldrich Killian appears in the 2013 live-action film Iron Man 3,[3] portrayed by Guy Pearce.[4] This version is the co-developer of the Extremis virus, and the founder of a think tank. Starting out as a sickly individual snubbed by Tony Stark in the past, he swore revenge. Over the years, through A.I.M. and with the aid of co-conspirator Maya Hansen's designs, Aldrich Killian created a team to further research and develop the Extremis formula, which imparts unusual levels of strength and resiliency to human subjects. While these tests did backfire and resulted in death among the test subjects, they allowed Killian to eventually recruit Eric Savin and Ellen Brandt to his cause. At some point, he funded the Ten Rings organization by masquerading as their leader, the Mandarin, without the real Mandarin's knowledge. To maintain this illusion he used British actor Trevor Slattery to impersonate the "Mandarin". The organization would cover up Killian's Extremis experiments as terrorist attacks in case the former subjects would degenerate and explode.

During his kidnapping and soon to be live execution of President Ellis, he and his Extremis-soldiers were defeated by James Rhodes and Stark using his remote controlled armors. The injured Killian proclaimed himself "The Mandarin" before getting incinerated by Pepper Potts using a gauntlet and an explosive bullet. His characterization is an amalgamation of Simon Krieger and the character Mallen from the Extremis comic miniseries.[5][6]

Video games

Music

Korean Rapper BewhY referenced Killian in his song "Challan" from his 2019 album The Movie Star.

References

  1. ^ Warren Ellis (w), Adi Granov (p), Adi Granov (i). "Extremis (Part I of VI)" Iron Man, vol. 4, no. 1 (January 2005). Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ Warren Ellis (w), Adi Granov (p), Adi Granov (i). "Extremis (Part VI of VI)" Iron Man, vol. 4, no. 6 (April 2006). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ Graser, Marc; Kroll, Justin (April 20, 2012). "Guy Pearce bonds with 'Iron Man 3'". Variety. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Iron Man 3: Under the Armor with Guy Pearce". Marvel.com. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  5. ^ https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/pepper-sex-tape-5-ways-iron-man-3s-original-draft-was-different
  6. ^ https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/iron-man-3-spoilers/
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